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For all intensive purposes, dialect coach Erik Singer is literally an expert when it comes to language. So, who better to curve our hunger for knowledge than him and his colleague, fellow dialect coach Eliza Simpson. Erik and Eliza break down some of the most common pet peeves we associate with language; some so common we often take them for granite.
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@byoung1520
@byoung1520 3 года назад
An old boss used to tell us "mock my words..." and we all did mock them when he wasn't around
@GatCat
@GatCat 3 года назад
Oh this made me laugh out loud.
@cintia5479
@cintia5479 3 года назад
YO LMAOOO
@marleejohn3519
@marleejohn3519 3 года назад
Sounds like your boss was Michael Scott... 😂
@Catmom2004
@Catmom2004 3 года назад
Thanks Bryan, I truly needed a laugh tonight. LLAP
@anonomyssymymy5115
@anonomyssymymy5115 3 года назад
Maybe it was his accent...please see his other video about dialects...
@jessicaashley8153
@jessicaashley8153 3 года назад
I saw someone in the comments of his other videos call him dialect daddy. I think about that often.
@mariahpokedawg7124
@mariahpokedawg7124 3 года назад
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@yagermeister123
@yagermeister123 3 года назад
Father phonetics
@EdricHsu
@EdricHsu 3 года назад
Grammar Grandma
@Malum09
@Malum09 3 года назад
That's his official moniker now
@cassiopeiaartco
@cassiopeiaartco 3 года назад
I mean...that person wasn’t wrong 👀
@EnderHeart5911
@EnderHeart5911 Год назад
I was always a bit annoyed when teachers would correct students who asked, “Can I go to the restroom?” If you look at Oxford Languages’ definitions, the word “can” also means “be permitted to”, so, “May I go to the restroom?” isn’t the only way to phrase that question.
@Nae_Ayy
@Nae_Ayy Год назад
ENGLISH MODAL PARTICLES USUALLY HAVE MANY DIFFERENT MOODS THEY CAN REPRESENT
@pcarrierorange
@pcarrierorange Год назад
I suspect that definition is a product of incorrectly using the original term, in the same way “literally” is now in some dictionaries defined as “metaphorically”. The teacher is, then, begging the question (per XKCD 2039)
@tlpineapple1
@tlpineapple1 Год назад
@@pcarrierorange The issue is, society as a whole uses "can" and "may" interchangeably. It has been in the vernacular of the people for at least 4 generations now, hence why it is in dictionaries.
@dorcasingasha8559
@dorcasingasha8559 Год назад
The difference is in the implied politeness no the meaning itself
@julesverneinoz
@julesverneinoz Год назад
What Dorcas said. While you might be annoyed, in a working environment where you want to set certain 'tones' in your communications, using the wrong implication can cause acceptance or anger. It might not matter as much if you're in the 'detail' level, but someone who can communicate and also do 'detail' gets more.
@user_b8a732
@user_b8a732 Год назад
This is the most educated _"everybody just chill"_ I've ever seen.
@paigemeredith2329
@paigemeredith2329 2 года назад
When people say “I could care less” but should be saying “I couldn’t care less”
@9thgalaxy778
@9thgalaxy778 2 года назад
YES!!!!
@alicia_grace
@alicia_grace 2 года назад
that bothers me so much lol
@randomperson2559
@randomperson2559 2 года назад
Fr
@Warkipine
@Warkipine 2 года назад
I like to think of it as a threat. "You know how much it looks like I don't care right now? Well, I could care (even) less."
@alicia_grace
@alicia_grace 2 года назад
@@Warkipine that could be reasonable, but usually it’s used in the sense that someone is trying to demonstrate how nonchalant they are about something
@Proseless
@Proseless 3 года назад
can’t help but feel like this guy looks like a roman emperor.
@TeamCat1128
@TeamCat1128 3 года назад
Or the model for David
@SittingGC
@SittingGC 3 года назад
I think you mean Dennis Reynolds
@peterhansen1670
@peterhansen1670 3 года назад
I think he pulled off the vocal fry of the Gettysburg Address because he looks a bit like Lincoln.
@astrolillo
@astrolillo 3 года назад
A Hollywood version perhaps, Romans did not look Anglo despite of what your deficient education made you believe
@tonatiuhcortes9968
@tonatiuhcortes9968 3 года назад
Yeah he literally does
@FrenchCruller03
@FrenchCruller03 Год назад
My pet peeve is when people say wreck havoc, instead of wreak. If you wreck havoc, you essentially create order, lol.
@cockeyedoptimista
@cockeyedoptimista Год назад
Cute! I think people are afraid to use proper language. Like it makes them look stuffy or not cool. It's like when people don't want to stand straight.
@boxman5381
@boxman5381 Год назад
No people just use words in different ways over time their is no true correct or wrong way of speaking the way we talk is constantly changing and that’s just how it works
@proudanachronist9314
@proudanachronist9314 Год назад
@@cockeyedoptimista All I can say to that is that their values must be very different than mine!
@cockeyedoptimista
@cockeyedoptimista Год назад
@@boxman5381 That's true, but also people just don't want to bother learning the right use of a word so those of us who take the time become obsolete because of these inattentive folks and it's annoying.
@cockeyedoptimista
@cockeyedoptimista Год назад
@@proudanachronist9314 Thanks for the comment.
@ndschau
@ndschau Год назад
I will “literally” die on the hill defending my peeve when people type “would of,” rather than “would’ve.”
@baileyrob
@baileyrob Год назад
Because it is LITERALLY grammatically incorrect.
@reshirman
@reshirman Год назад
@@baileyrob I would of agree with you before, but after watching this video, I don't think so
@baileyrob
@baileyrob Год назад
@@reshirman no, the meaning of 'of' in the place of 'have' is not correct no matter your dialect. They are too commonly used to be just considered 'basically the same word'.
@reshirman
@reshirman Год назад
@@baileyrob that would of been correct before, but not anymore
@baileyrob
@baileyrob Год назад
@@reshirman I ofn't got a clue what you're talking about. Of you had your pills today?
@stefanrhys44
@stefanrhys44 3 года назад
Eliza had the slickest “hii” I’ve ever heard in my life
@jiitkha
@jiitkha 3 года назад
0:58 You're welcome
@Angel_Billy4-30-23
@Angel_Billy4-30-23 3 года назад
@@jiitkha Thanks. But yeah she did. Real smooth.
@AD-wg8ik
@AD-wg8ik 3 года назад
She sounded like Siri
@dragonguy3725
@dragonguy3725 3 года назад
Fr Fr
@taytemusic7750
@taytemusic7750 2 года назад
yeah had to watch that a couple times not gonna lie
@Hainero2001
@Hainero2001 3 года назад
My pet peeve is when people hear "should've" and write it as "should of" not realizing that they are hearing a contraction of "should have".
@titocristobal5573
@titocristobal5573 3 года назад
If that becomes an eggcorn, I would just assume people are getting dumber each year. Calm down, guys. Its just a typo.
@Hainero2001
@Hainero2001 3 года назад
@@titocristobal5573, it wouldn't be an illogical assumption.
@titocristobal5573
@titocristobal5573 3 года назад
@@elsiesrifle Oh my god. I haven't encountered that yet, but if I did, I think I would have a visceral reaction.
@BigEyesSmallMouth
@BigEyesSmallMouth 3 года назад
Gaaahhh, I love you. Thanks for pointing this out.
@Rai_S82
@Rai_S82 3 года назад
I literally HATE that. It's way more than a peeve for me 😂
@karenwagner6880
@karenwagner6880 7 месяцев назад
My husband came up with a wonderful word that doesn’t exist but should. He said he was “flustrated.” I think it’s a brilliant combination of being frustrated, heightened with the embarrassment of being flustered. I nominate this for the next Merriam-Webster go round!
@lizardas
@lizardas 3 месяца назад
Your husband didn't invent that word. It's a very common mispronunciation that has been around for decades.
@vintagetechno
@vintagetechno Год назад
This guy just summarized my four year linguistics degree in 15 minutes!
@pkpwnerful
@pkpwnerful Год назад
Get wrecked lmao
@konroh2
@konroh2 17 дней назад
First, I highly doubt it. Second, nice use of exaggeration. Third, if you're serious you didn't study. Fourth, college was a waste of time for you.
@dar2996
@dar2996 3 года назад
Erik: "They're called eggcorns" Me: "Oh, you mean bon apple tea"
@rebekah3745
@rebekah3745 3 года назад
Teeth*
@prettyrat.
@prettyrat. 3 года назад
bone*
@Mr.Scootini
@Mr.Scootini 3 года назад
*bomb*
@rubyruby1043
@rubyruby1043 3 года назад
Bun apple teeth
@Holly_Ho
@Holly_Ho 3 года назад
I love egghorns
@lindsiegrey
@lindsiegrey 3 года назад
My sisters ex boyfriend used to say “You never know what the future has installed for you”
@sheem.2450
@sheem.2450 3 года назад
😂
@ANTSEMUT1
@ANTSEMUT1 3 года назад
Pictures the future as some weird looking handyman.
@Bendigo1
@Bendigo1 3 года назад
Well he does have a good point.
@Bendigo1
@Bendigo1 3 года назад
@@pupip55 the actual saying is : "you never know what the future has in store for you" in store not installed
@Bendigo1
@Bendigo1 3 года назад
@@pupip55 thats why its funny to some people and annoys others and some just don't even know the difference.
@droryben-menachem6223
@droryben-menachem6223 Год назад
Regarding the verb usage of the word "table" - I learned long ago that it means the opposite in the UK than in the US - "to table something" in the US generally means to set a topic or situation it aside for discussion later, but in the UK, it means to bring it to the group for immediate discussion.
@bedrock30_40
@bedrock30_40 Год назад
Really shows the difference in American vs. British customs/ideals
@netgnostic1627
@netgnostic1627 Год назад
In Canada, some people use the British way, some the American way. Very confusing!
@RickMyBalls
@RickMyBalls Год назад
@@netgnostic1627 I thought Canada's English was more similar to British than US.
@roxanne8662
@roxanne8662 Год назад
Australians with thick accents use uptalk ALL THE TIME. I am an Aussie and you get used to distinguishing between a real question and aussie uptalk. i remember reading an article about how UK employers found people who uptalked a lot were less desirable and seen as insecure, but not if they were australian. I think it’s because we learn to uptalk while saying what we mean with confidence (because uptalk is used so commonly when not posing a question).
@jimib3
@jimib3 3 года назад
My sister thought it was “hammy-down” her whole life, as opposed to “hand-me-down.”
@maiaallman4635
@maiaallman4635 3 года назад
Very funny!
@cathkails
@cathkails 3 года назад
'cause the clothes were always too big and it made her feel hammy in them? 😂
@morganjohnson9945
@morganjohnson9945 3 года назад
I was just coming to the comments to say the same thing! 🤣
@-yo5hc
@-yo5hc 3 года назад
ME TOO
@Feroste
@Feroste 3 года назад
I thought this for a while as a kid.
@lusandantintili8668
@lusandantintili8668 3 года назад
"Hi Eliza" Eliza: "Hi" Me: OMG SO SMOOTH, SO HEAVENLY, THE MOST ICONIC HI I'VE EVER HEARD
@Molly-ml1wn
@Molly-ml1wn 3 года назад
I'm glad I'm not the only the person who had this intensely specific reaction!
@ruthronnieofficial
@ruthronnieofficial 3 года назад
I FELT SO GOOOOOD 🤣🤣🤣 I thought I was the only one
@kelseyburkum3527
@kelseyburkum3527 3 года назад
My first thought was, does she narrate audiobooks?
@dancingdoungnut
@dancingdoungnut 3 года назад
that’s how you know you’re socially awkward, when normal conversation stands out 😂😂💀
@RebornLegacy
@RebornLegacy 3 года назад
@@dancingdoungnut LMAO! TooMeIrl This happens to me all the time.
@elle6952
@elle6952 9 месяцев назад
The oe person who could correct almost anyones speech and he tells us to take it easy. Amazing. Love his energy.
@simonpryor877
@simonpryor877 Год назад
This guy is literally the smartest guy I’ve ever heard of. Really nice that he’s able to quickly diagnose all these pet peeves. Watching this video gave me a new leash on life, so now I want to have a burger with him. Hopefully the waiter doesn’t take too long to quickly table us because nice food is something I’d literally hate to have to agonisingly wait around for. Woodchuck.
@SpiceWeazel
@SpiceWeazel Год назад
I recognize your effort, and for that I respect you.
@edumazieri
@edumazieri Год назад
More people should finish their arguments with Woodchuck. Woodchuck.
@cherylkalberer1045
@cherylkalberer1045 Год назад
Actually, this comment literally made it worth watching this video.
@Freakazoid12345
@Freakazoid12345 Год назад
@@cherylkalberer1045 not figuratively?
@Freakazoid12345
@Freakazoid12345 Год назад
This is the same guy who's said that he doesn't understand language or the point of words having a meaning to them. This guy might be smart, but he definitely doesn't sound that way based on what I've heard him say. He's actually argued for words to be misused.
@CantRemember69
@CantRemember69 3 года назад
Can we get him to talk about curse words? Origins and how people became offended by them? This would be interesting to see.
@mortalterminus
@mortalterminus 3 года назад
Vsauce did a video on that a while back ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dd7dQh8u4Hc.html
@sarahelizabeth2769
@sarahelizabeth2769 3 года назад
Yas! Sorry, yes!
@brookem4835
@brookem4835 3 года назад
I wrote my masters thesis on this topic! It was fascinating.
@katybechnikova2821
@katybechnikova2821 3 года назад
Yeah, they can't they would get demonetised. :D
@Nicol3sChann3l
@Nicol3sChann3l 3 года назад
@@brookem4835 I wrote my Bachelors thesis on the same topic :D
@quintas66
@quintas66 3 года назад
"Don't take things for granite." "My sediments exactly." ~Johnny Hart (BC, The Wizard of Id)
@rheinhartsilvento2576
@rheinhartsilvento2576 3 года назад
Brillant 🤣😅😆
@katniptime4me
@katniptime4me 3 года назад
Rules that are written in stone. 😎
@rafaeterna1081
@rafaeterna1081 3 года назад
@@katniptime4me ba dum tssss
@joneszzy6189
@joneszzy6189 3 года назад
😆😆
@MegaMagicGoat
@MegaMagicGoat 3 года назад
Oh my God I've never seen anyone reference the Wizard of Id, I read so much of it when I was younger
@suz5191
@suz5191 Год назад
I love this video so much. I was such a stickler for "grammar rules" when I was a kid but I've since taken a genuine interest in languages and linguistics and discovered the concept of descriptive linguistics and came to favour that way more than the prescriptive variety. These two just inspire me to pursue further studies in linguistics :)
@kevin.skorupa
@kevin.skorupa 9 месяцев назад
I'm surprised he didn't comment on saying "I couldn't care less" instead of "I could care less". That's my biggest pet peeve.
@RB-H
@RB-H 3 года назад
“Could care less” is mine. Basically saying you still have some care available.
@saberwing753
@saberwing753 3 года назад
But late on the reply, but I’d like to mention I’ve won an argument because the opposing party used that and I told them their opinion was moot due to the fact that they can’t even speak English properly despite it being their first language.
@RB-H
@RB-H 3 года назад
@@saberwing753 Haha! I see “could care less” quite often.
@Platanov
@Platanov 3 года назад
I've always seen that phrase as ironic, something like "I could, technically, care less, but only a little", rather than as an eggcorn of "I couldn't care less". Like it has that 90's "talk to the hand" flavor of sarcasm. Maybe that's just my brain rationalizing it though :p
@isaknilsson71
@isaknilsson71 3 года назад
@@Platanov Agreed, I tend to interpret it as "I could care less, but only if I really tried" in order to feel less peeved :D
@Urfcannon
@Urfcannon 3 года назад
you mean you do care? lmao
@cstrouts
@cstrouts 3 года назад
Most hated eggcorn: "I could of" instead of "I could've"
@JonH611
@JonH611 3 года назад
Could of, would of, should of.. made it a contraction with have! 🤬
@TheDenisedrake
@TheDenisedrake 3 года назад
Yea! Why is everyone afraid of the word "have"?
@frigginjerk
@frigginjerk 3 года назад
@@JonH611 How about "shouldn't've"? The impressive double contraction. Which makes me wonder-- are there any triples? ..."Shouldn't'ven't"? Is that a word? Like, expressing regret for failing to do something? "I shouldn't have not done that," turns into "I shouldn't'ven't done that."
@Johnny-wv9cn
@Johnny-wv9cn 3 года назад
Should be "I could of" instead of "I could have". People understand could've but sometimes people think it means "could of"instead of "could have".
@kitty2894
@kitty2894 3 года назад
YES
@zacharydavis4398
@zacharydavis4398 Год назад
❤️ Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content 🤙🏾
@LK-3000
@LK-3000 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for this video! I just now found this while looking for vocal fry info. This has been one of the most enjoyable presentations about language that I've seen/heard in a long time.
@ShainaEstevez
@ShainaEstevez 3 года назад
My Spanish teacher once said that language behaves like a living organism; it spreads, evolves and also dies.
@LindaC616
@LindaC616 3 года назад
Lol, then why can't we kill upspeak and vocal fry!?!?🤣
@adamgillespie3393
@adamgillespie3393 3 года назад
@@LindaC616 you can't really kill it but it dies off if people stop using it
@owengil5695
@owengil5695 3 года назад
its true i was the teacher
@sirshrooma
@sirshrooma 3 года назад
@@LindaC616 Because people have such intense feelings for it. The best way to kill an idea is to be indifferent, and forget.
@idkwuzgoinon
@idkwuzgoinon 3 года назад
Best way to put it
@erinannelies
@erinannelies 3 года назад
“I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less” irritates me like no other.
@juliannah5721
@juliannah5721 3 года назад
Omg, me too!!! "I could care less"... So, you care, then.
@sonokoluvr9546
@sonokoluvr9546 3 года назад
fr
@Socialien
@Socialien 3 года назад
Same!!
@joellaverdiere
@joellaverdiere 3 года назад
13:25
@ivansantillanes680
@ivansantillanes680 3 года назад
᯽JuliannaH 5782᯽ When I hear someone say it, I usually think or say, "Really? How much less?"
@PtylerBeats
@PtylerBeats Год назад
The eggcorns remind me of when I was in high school and I learned that “if it’s any constellation” was actually “consolation.” I always assumed that “if it’s any constellation” referred to a bad situation that may paint a bigger picture. Like a single star is just one moment. But if you put all of the stars together, you get a constellation. So if there is a bad or sad moment, I would say, “If it’s any constellation,” followed by a silver lining or the final end result. Like yeah, you may have messed up in your band performance, but if it’s any constellation, I didn’t hear it and I thought he performance was quite good. That’s how I used it growing up, and I was so confused when someone corrected me
@easternhills1329
@easternhills1329 Год назад
Lol. Reminds me of the "Knowledge is power, France is bacon" meme. xD
@marciabraham
@marciabraham Год назад
Ah yes....this is a perfect example of not reading enough (which I commented about somewhere up there ^^^). If you never see the words in print, you just rely on what you hear and make up the meaning to go along with it. I'm glad you learned the correct word! And you're here today still learning about language. My favorite mistake was "make due". I was in my 40s (and had studied languages for years and read a LOT of books) when I realized it was actually "make do". I literally died. 🙃
@MinecraftTestSquad
@MinecraftTestSquad Год назад
late comment I know but I think this eggcorn is lovely in its own way xD I love how you assigned that meaning to it and I like your reasoning so much
@done.6191
@done.6191 Месяц назад
"For all intensive purposes, dialect coach Erik Singer is literally an expert when it comes to language. " This sentence nearly broke me.
@Anthony-yu6ib
@Anthony-yu6ib 3 года назад
My pet peeve is when people say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less.”
@cjscarff6453
@cjscarff6453 3 года назад
Yes me too
@lulumanona3761
@lulumanona3761 3 года назад
Drives me nuts
@reservoirfrog1
@reservoirfrog1 3 года назад
Is that an American thing? I hear a lot of Americans say “I/he/she/they could care less” when someone doesn’t care. Not in the UK. We always say “COUNDN’T care less”
@theeggtimertictic1136
@theeggtimertictic1136 3 года назад
I hate when they do that and when did the saying 'my bad' enter the English language?
@sublimesense7761
@sublimesense7761 3 года назад
Same
@gracejuice
@gracejuice 3 года назад
seeing “should of” instead of “should’ve” makes me wanna cry
@NiMissNi
@NiMissNi 3 года назад
Also "now and days"
@Rohishimoto
@Rohishimoto 3 года назад
you shouldn't of told me your weakness
@amwhik
@amwhik 3 года назад
Agreed
@sophiewells9755
@sophiewells9755 3 года назад
also when ppl online write about how they find smth rlly upsetting by going "i literally balled" or "i was balling so hard" like pls i'm begging u to learn how to spell bawling
@amwhik
@amwhik 3 года назад
@@sophiewells9755 I was bowling so hard I had a strike
@Olga_Efremov
@Olga_Efremov Год назад
These are such enriching topics to talk about! I really enjoy them. Not to mention, that they also broaden the perspective on things in life. 😊
@GehamArakelyan
@GehamArakelyan 6 месяцев назад
The thing that got me was when he said "coexist together" at the end
@MarisaMunoz0507
@MarisaMunoz0507 3 года назад
I can’t stand when people say “I could care less” when they mean they don’t care. It’s “I couldn’t care less” !!!
@brianamariiee6481
@brianamariiee6481 3 года назад
Exactly! Lol I've been trying to say this but people get so mad when you correct them. It makes no sense and changes the meaning. You're trying to say you dont care and yet you are saying "well I could care less" like...what??
@owenkey3239
@owenkey3239 3 года назад
I had to look for this because so hate it so much as well.
@haskellbob
@haskellbob 3 года назад
YES! That drives me crazy too. If they COULD care less, then they care at least a bit. But if they couldn't care less, they don't care at all. Jeez, some people just don't think!
@seanfogerty6075
@seanfogerty6075 3 года назад
the way i handle it is just to convince myself they’re being sarcastic. i know it’s not true but the lie helps ease the pain a little bit....
@RedCanyonWolf
@RedCanyonWolf 3 года назад
I came to the comments to say exactly this
@turtlenecksok
@turtlenecksok 3 года назад
i didn’t understand how differently vocal fry was perceived in a feminine vs. masculine voice until this demonstration. that is so interesting!
@mattb1568
@mattb1568 3 года назад
Same! I was cracking up, the bias has never even occurred to me.
@SalamanderMagic
@SalamanderMagic 3 года назад
It was pretty shocking. Somehow on a female voice it sounds more bored or annoyed, while on a male voice it’s just... kinda gravelly. Weird
@graceperkins5641
@graceperkins5641 3 года назад
Salamander I wonder if it has something to do with pitch? Men and women who speak with the fray and have deeper voices it doesn’t sound annoying I believe. But to me men and women who have higher voices and they fray it’s sounds annoying to me. When the guest voice coach was doing it it didn’t sound annoying at all.
@MusicLoverInTheSky
@MusicLoverInTheSky 3 года назад
Same! When I heard Erik doing it, I was reminded of male actors giving speeches in movies or something like that. He sounded profound, serious, respectable... a bit attractive, even. But the woman? She sounded so bored and like she'd rather do anything else than what she was currently doing. So uninterested. The bias surprised me greatly.
@DocKrazy
@DocKrazy 3 года назад
I honestly didn't notice a difference...
@gaelzane9276
@gaelzane9276 Год назад
Something I have heard at least 7 times are younger people saying "I'm weary of..." when they mean either wary of or leery of.
@mindyschaper
@mindyschaper Год назад
Thank you for this video. One of my undergrads is in English and I worked as an editor, so as you can imagine, I used to be a big grammar snob. Now I've been learning more about language and I regret my haughty ways!
@claireb.6713
@claireb.6713 3 года назад
The paint matches his eye color... they really did that.
@hungry.nezuko3742
@hungry.nezuko3742 3 года назад
Must be his house though 😂
@anhart5100
@anhart5100 3 года назад
No it’s just a hole in his eye
@mishtaromaniello8295
@mishtaromaniello8295 3 года назад
anhart Lmfao
@FCastle23
@FCastle23 3 года назад
anhart He’s an eye hold?
@Octodactylpus
@Octodactylpus 3 года назад
Fun fact! Blue eyes are caused by a lack of the melanin pigment (or collagen deposits), and light bouncing off the Iris, "scattering" the light, and reflecting back blue tones (the same reason the sky reflects blue). So when you put someone with blue eyes in front of a blue-ish screen, often their eyes appear to match more closely because it's reflecting back the light- also why blue eyes seem to "change colours" more often depending on how much light is refllecting!
@bethwalker8072
@bethwalker8072 3 года назад
Two Erik videos in a week? Even WIRED know he’s carrying the whole channel.
@bethwalker8072
@bethwalker8072 3 года назад
LagiNaLangAko23 Oh yeah I rate her too
@acgm046
@acgm046 3 года назад
I miss the doctor who reviewed medical scenes in movies and series. Hopefully she's doing fine these days working in her field... [edit] There's a recent update of what she's been up to! Just as I expected, it's been beyond hectic for her dealing with both trauma patients and Covid. Dr Onishi is a warrior!
@joshfedder5997
@joshfedder5997 3 года назад
Whaaaa where is the other one???
@maggie9961
@maggie9961 3 года назад
The lawyer was also very fun!
@ryanbrooks2434
@ryanbrooks2434 3 года назад
Him and almost impossible but idk if they r doing that anymore :(
@user-if8sj1pq6j
@user-if8sj1pq6j 7 месяцев назад
My son would say, "I misunderheard " when he misunderstood something. I still say it. I love it.
@Nano0k
@Nano0k 10 месяцев назад
My secret pet peeve is knowing to say something as “long/short-lived” with a long “i” sound, to indicate possession of a long or short life, but never actually say it to save time. I always congratulate other, braver souls than myself who do so. Has happened a couple of times in three decades.
@nerdmylord
@nerdmylord 3 года назад
I wish I could just absorb his cerebral juices. His intelligence is so savoury.
@LillibitOfHere
@LillibitOfHere 3 года назад
I am both inspired by and grossed out by the creativity of your language.
@nerdmylord
@nerdmylord 3 года назад
@@LillibitOfHere LOOOL XD
@user-th6rh8zp3t
@user-th6rh8zp3t 3 года назад
wow so creepy
@iansalinas412
@iansalinas412 3 года назад
ya he sounds really smart. I think it's the way he talks
@cassandrasmith9004
@cassandrasmith9004 3 года назад
Dude, prion diseases aren’t cool.
@SubhalakshmiKumar
@SubhalakshmiKumar 3 года назад
Him: Here are these language facts My brain: His eyes match the wall behind him
@Natalie-ox7xm
@Natalie-ox7xm 3 года назад
I totally lost some of the information being presented because of that!
@amorerobinson4140
@amorerobinson4140 3 года назад
Now I can’t unsee it 😂
@cjjuszczak
@cjjuszczak 3 года назад
he has blue eyes, and a green wall though o.O
@hiimjohnquinones2971
@hiimjohnquinones2971 3 года назад
Now it's bugging me that it's not a perfect match lol
@emdivine
@emdivine 3 года назад
I like the way your mind works..
@choochd
@choochd Год назад
When I was young I used to get annoyed that people would respond to the question "Do you mind doing...x,y,z ?" with "Sure" "yes" "definitely"...etc. And then as I grew up and more people asked me favors I found out that people are so accustomed to this incorrect exchange that when I replied with the appropriate negative, they'd think I was rejecting their request. Unfortunately, I have assimilated and now will respond with the positive, just so people don't mistake my intent.
@stewiegriffin12341
@stewiegriffin12341 8 месяцев назад
The eggcorn that gets me is “I should of.”
@otheirony618
@otheirony618 3 года назад
“I could care less” I get irrationally angry over this one.
@mariocastro6895
@mariocastro6895 3 года назад
I could care less
@joefelice5062
@joefelice5062 3 года назад
Pronouncing exspresso, exspecially, and should of... all make me justifiably angry.
@wordsculpt
@wordsculpt 3 года назад
Well, sometimes I actually could manage to care a little bit less. Not usually, but occasionally!
@isitstupidtoaskquestions
@isitstupidtoaskquestions 3 года назад
I could care less
@sylviacarlson3561
@sylviacarlson3561 3 года назад
@@mariocastro6895 why?
@damondominique
@damondominique 3 года назад
this is the linguistics class i never knew i needed
@errorsan9
@errorsan9 3 года назад
lmao i saw you earlier in a ''what not to wear in russia'' video
@neon6847
@neon6847 3 года назад
omg yoooooo
@pretzellina
@pretzellina 3 года назад
Fancy seeing you here Damon!
@japanda1995
@japanda1995 3 года назад
oh hey there damon dominique
@jellyfish2556
@jellyfish2556 3 года назад
Omg hi Damon! Love your videos!
@minners19
@minners19 Год назад
I find it FACINATING that in some languages, the tone of how you say something completely changes a word.
@melonie_peppers
@melonie_peppers Год назад
This is very common in African languages especially Bantu languages. We sometimes just have 1 word used 7 times just depending on how you pronounce it will change meaning
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 Год назад
... fascinating* ...
@elizabethfortino8867
@elizabethfortino8867 10 месяцев назад
I appreciated this talk emensly! I enjoy etymology and this taught me not to take myself too seriously. The evolution of language is fluid, and we should remember this and remain as such.
@Krispyboy55
@Krispyboy55 3 года назад
My god. I have never heard anyone saying “Hi” smoother than Eliza Simpson.
@tontonseba
@tontonseba 3 года назад
Thank you. i was thinking the same and was looking through the comments to see if anybody else got soft knees when she said „hi“...
@chris86simon
@chris86simon 3 года назад
James May.
@tkmiller_author
@tkmiller_author 3 года назад
Robert or James Welsh 😊
@ashleybellofsydney
@ashleybellofsydney 3 года назад
EGGCORN: My deaf stepmother says "Old Timers' Disease" when she really means "Alzheimer's Disease".
@AnnaMaledonPictureBookAuthor
@AnnaMaledonPictureBookAuthor 3 года назад
So funny! It reminds me of my young sonwho used to say rubber balls instead of vegetables.
@tmcleodjr
@tmcleodjr 3 года назад
Perhaps she's making a pun?
@TalentGumbi
@TalentGumbi 3 года назад
This is funny 🤣
@sandraeckelhofer
@sandraeckelhofer 3 года назад
ahahaha great one!!!
@cielledoux3805
@cielledoux3805 3 года назад
But is she wrong tho
@candybabyeagle
@candybabyeagle 11 месяцев назад
I'm really enjoying your videos, especially when you remind us that language changes over time and to be more comfortable with the changes. I moved to Oklahoma a few years ago and constantly cringe when people use the wrong tense of verbs when talking. "I seen him yesterday ". It just seems to be a thing here.
@annamariaiannacito5291
@annamariaiannacito5291 Год назад
It is a pleasure to find this and subscribe. I began hearing 'vocal fry' years ago, before hearing that term. It was maddening!!! I would stop listening to the speaker, feeling quite annoyed. I overreacted. I still do. I LITERALLY hate the sound! I love words and languages and hearing accents and when I am gifted with a new word, I write it in my journal and smile. Thank you for being here.
@alyssam.5939
@alyssam.5939 Год назад
I had a manager who had quite noticeable vocal fry, and it drove me crazy. That was all I could hear in our staff meetings.
@adriannelson4214
@adriannelson4214 3 года назад
So if "silly" used to mean "blessed", then slapping someone silly would mean approximately the same as beating the devil out of them.
@killbill450
@killbill450 3 года назад
Underrated comment
@justinlang8881
@justinlang8881 3 года назад
RIP devil
@Meatwad0
@Meatwad0 3 года назад
Oh my god😂😂😂
@dianacherry1411
@dianacherry1411 3 года назад
I like the way you think lol
@katmatally
@katmatally 3 года назад
I relate it to The Fool in the Tarot -- the Fool is blessed
@cheungnth
@cheungnth 3 года назад
“I’m literally dying.” “Aren’t we all?”
@jordinhocharles
@jordinhocharles 3 года назад
I’m a demigod I cNt die
@trude8073
@trude8073 3 года назад
Always a little by little 🙈
@1980rlquinn
@1980rlquinn 3 года назад
Well, it's 2020, so, ... yeah.
@cabrinius
@cabrinius 3 года назад
"Literally dying" means you are actually dying, so when you say that it means you are physically dying and are about to leave this planet forever. So only say that when you are, in fact, dying.
@Brindlebrother
@Brindlebrother 3 года назад
You guys are silly...i mean nice.
@buzbuz33-99
@buzbuz33-99 6 месяцев назад
Very entertaining and informative. For eggcorns, how about "Duck tape" (a tape created with duck fabric) evolving into "Duct tape" (even though the tape is not good at taping ducts, especially heating ducts).
@katysleta4285
@katysleta4285 Год назад
Thank you so much for emphasizing that the language is not static and that new or "incorrect" uses of words are a part of the language's evolution. So don't hate, embrace. (unless it's should of/should've :D)
@Rentgrrrl92
@Rentgrrrl92 3 года назад
I like how when he demonstrated vocal fry, he instantly turned into Matthew McConaughey
@wearecreatorz5688
@wearecreatorz5688 3 года назад
I found the comment I was looking for lmao I wanted someone else to notice
@ClaudioYanes84
@ClaudioYanes84 3 года назад
Alright alright alright
@kylefrans9529
@kylefrans9529 3 года назад
All I'm saying is when he did the comparison between the two, he did the vocal fry once and she did it twice
@Egilhelmson
@Egilhelmson 3 года назад
@ThiagoPlaying That’s just tubular!
@Tinymoezzy
@Tinymoezzy 3 года назад
I heard Brad Pitt, oddly enough I don't care for his voice
@henryst5
@henryst5 3 года назад
I know multiple people who think the phrase is “play it by year”, when it is most definitely “play it by ear”.
@TheDenisedrake
@TheDenisedrake 3 года назад
Haha! I wonder if they also "fly by the seat of their aunts"?
@juliadandy6019
@juliadandy6019 3 года назад
Ugh, I have a hatred of “play by ear” that to this day I don’t know why hahahahaha never heard people saying “by year” though, that’s curious
@jamestierney1072
@jamestierney1072 3 года назад
I like to say it both ways. “Play it by year” still works if you take the meaning of “year” to be “time”. As it we will determine what we’re doing in due time and “play it by ear” if we’re waiting on word about the plans we’re talking about.
@salaltschul3604
@salaltschul3604 3 года назад
I've always wondered if the people who say those things have ever broken it down to realise what they're saying makes no sense....
@linesandcircles7465
@linesandcircles7465 3 года назад
Up until I read this comment, I was completely unaware that this eggcorn existed! I play music, so "Play by ear" is the only thing that makes sense!
@rachelf5466
@rachelf5466 Год назад
This guy just voiced all my thoughts (as a hobby linguist) on language in a single video. I love how he talks about saying things "wrong" is just how language changes. My parents get caught up on the slang of "kids these days." "You guys give a bad meaning to everything"-- which is really the pot calling the kettle black because their generation had plenty of their own slang. The way I see it, often the purpose behind slang is to fill a need in a language that wasn't being met before, and a lot of our "accepted" words now were once considered slang. Slang is fascinating to me for that reason-- it's like watching language change right before your eyes. And also, who gets to dictate right and wrong when it comes to language? It really boils down to what the natives say. I learned Spanish in the US, so I learned lots of different kinds of Spanish all at once. I resisted saying "parquear" for "to park" for the longest time because I saw it as "wrong." However, I eventually came to realize that I had never once heard someone say the "correct" word, which was "estacionar." I realized that if the native speakers have no problem with parquear, then who was I to tell them that it was the "wrong" word? There really isn't a right or wrong.
@kylewaselewski
@kylewaselewski Год назад
I could listen to Erik talk about language forever
@danispainas
@danispainas 3 года назад
When people say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less” it drives me mad because if you could care less you care a little then 😂🤦🏽‍♀️
@katmahasti
@katmahasti 3 года назад
Dana Materi Yes!!! That is up there in my top five pet peeves.
@candy2325
@candy2325 3 года назад
Dana Materi oh that’s a good one! That phrase has been used wrong for sooo long!
@wmichaelbooth
@wmichaelbooth 3 года назад
On the other hand "I couldn't care less" is wrong unless it's actually the thing you care least about.
@tomherman2144
@tomherman2144 3 года назад
I take it as sarcasm, meaning "as if I could really care less", so in fact: "I couldn't care less." But I may just be being charitable.
@gloriawang5608
@gloriawang5608 3 года назад
I've only ever heard people say it wrong so I didn't know that was the right way to say it LOL
@MsCunningLinguistic
@MsCunningLinguistic 3 года назад
Everyone else: [comments about the linguistics in the video] Me, a Norwegian: omg he has so many books about Scandinavian cooking
@ameliaberk
@ameliaberk 3 года назад
i'm not norwegian but i noticed that too! love it
@andiemorgan961
@andiemorgan961 3 года назад
I was drawn to the bookshelf too.😄
@ktb183
@ktb183 3 года назад
Swedish christmas cooking, which made me curious as well :), maybe saw that because I am Swedish.
@meganinnes2098
@meganinnes2098 3 года назад
I saw the comfort food and was like “hey I have that book! “ seeing that was a total unexpected happy surprise
@helenvolden3696
@helenvolden3696 3 года назад
BRUNOST
@theplantchick1762
@theplantchick1762 Год назад
Someone give this guy his own show
@tinalindholm4163
@tinalindholm4163 Год назад
He is the only reason I subscribed to this channel!
@denniskirschbaum9109
@denniskirschbaum9109 Год назад
Sick! I'm chomping at the bit for your next one! Literally!
@echolotaliabrokenflight7279
@echolotaliabrokenflight7279 2 года назад
not me staring for 14 minutes at erik singer's bookshelf and wondering exactly what system he uses that puts GOTHAM next to Scandinavian Comfort Foods, The Swedish Christmas Table, and William Shakespeare
@maggienbob1304
@maggienbob1304 2 года назад
😂😂😂 I "literally" got about halfway through your first sentence before bursting out laughing!! I was thinking the same thing! ..Almost darn near peed m' pants.
@cr8865
@cr8865 2 года назад
I was doing the exact same! ;)
@sundalongpatpat
@sundalongpatpat 2 года назад
Oh he uses the Putin-Dair Classification Sytem
@linda-ricci
@linda-ricci 2 года назад
someone with many varied interests
@mjgerges
@mjgerges 2 года назад
I had the same thoughts ... an array of books with no particular order or grouping .. lol ;)
@austinmoon6974
@austinmoon6974 3 года назад
Another folk etymology example: “Goodbye” used to be a contraction of “God be with ye”. Eventually people started saying “Bye” as a shorthand for “Goodbye”, turning the definition of “Goodbye” to something more similar to “Good parting”.
@Crosshill
@Crosshill 3 года назад
when i realized that the danish farvel for goodbye just literally meant fare-well and that farewell is the same deal, iunno you feel pretty blind
@knower1514
@knower1514 3 года назад
I would’ve never known this
@airotkiv
@airotkiv 3 года назад
it's crazy because in German the equivalent to Goodbye is Auf Wiedersehen (as in a phrase for more formal settings), which literally means "May we meet/see each other again", so it'd actually be more similar to saying "see you". But in my head "Good-bye" and "Auf Wiedersehen" mean the exact same thing, because they're used in the same context. But then you have the German phrase "mach's gut", which would translate to something way closer to the literal meaning of farewell/goodbye and is way less formal, so it would be used in the same context as "see you" in english. So the literal meaning is actually completely opposite to the context the phrases are used in in each language. Does that make sense?
@dudedude3926
@dudedude3926 3 года назад
“God be with you” is how you greet people in Gaelic, too!
@laurac86
@laurac86 3 года назад
Wow that’s really interesting, I never knew that! Thanks for sharing 😊
@alimaleki217
@alimaleki217 Год назад
I could watch hours of Erik and Eliza going back and forth!
@jomoser83
@jomoser83 11 месяцев назад
My biggest pet peeve is people, at least in my area, writing "should of" or "would of" when they mean should've and would've
@jiyuandong8964
@jiyuandong8964 3 года назад
I’m gonna lose my mind if “for all intensive purposes” becomes the correct way to say the phrase
@aosggame
@aosggame 3 года назад
All it takes is for some dictionary to provide a definition of it for many to start adopting it.
@elena2125
@elena2125 3 года назад
The phrase does not make much sense. This is annoying. Intensive is an adjective modifying purpose. This purpose is intensive, the person doing the action is doing it intensively . What??? The meaning of the phrase changes completely and when you say it , " all those intensive purposes - all the doing is intensive". I guess people are using mighty force to get what they want. It is incredible that people say it and they don't hear what they are saying.
@james6822
@james6822 3 года назад
I am literally losing my mind
@elena2125
@elena2125 3 года назад
K
@elena2125
@elena2125 3 года назад
@@james6822 literally figuratively or literally you are pulling your hair out and need 911? 😰😀
@liduinaliduina11
@liduinaliduina11 3 года назад
Okay but what about the people that say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”
@acharich
@acharich 3 года назад
Ironically I once saw someone write a rant about the second statement on FB.. 💀
@micheal2458
@micheal2458 3 года назад
@@acharich about the correct one? what was their issue with it?
@jaxxiet5851
@jaxxiet5851 3 года назад
@@acharich lolll
@marcusnichols5595
@marcusnichols5595 3 года назад
Hi Emma, David Mitchel has something to say about that; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-om7O0MFkmpw.html
@crewe99
@crewe99 3 года назад
I was looking for this comment! Infuriating 🤬
@lukas7008
@lukas7008 Год назад
Loved this video! Very informative, and interesting.
@andricheli
@andricheli Год назад
I am so glad to hear someone confirm what I’ve been saying for years - vocal fry is only an issue when a woman does it.
@carultch
@carultch Год назад
Are you joking? I find it more annoying when men do it.
@andricheli
@andricheli Год назад
@@carultch that's not the point of my comment or of the video (if you had watched it). The point is that women are routinely criticized in the media for this vocal technique, whereas men are not.
@carultch
@carultch Год назад
@@andricheli Well, regardless of who does it, it makes the person sound ignorant and unsure of their own statement. Like asking the listener for validation, instead of putting in the effort to make it sound like one firmly believes what they are saying.
@norawin
@norawin 2 года назад
I took a linguistic anthropology course in college and that was when I finally realized: the more you learn about language, the more you realize that breaking the "rules" is a key component of communication. It's how languages evolve.
@blackeyedsusan727
@blackeyedsusan727 2 года назад
Agreed. But the stupid errors so many people make cannot be regarded as "evolution"
@ismellpedo
@ismellpedo 2 года назад
@@blackeyedsusan727 The languages does evolve though. Regardless of whether it's a "stupid error", if enough people do/say it then the language will change, it will grow and evolve into something different then what it was prior to that "stupid error".
@amandawalker1196
@amandawalker1196 2 года назад
This should be a top comment
@Sofiaode18
@Sofiaode18 2 года назад
Which is why petty people who are hung up on dictionary definitions and proper grammar are uptight fuckwads.
@gee_emm
@gee_emm 2 года назад
Slang is the poetry of everyday speech. It’s breaking the rules, for the fun of it. 🤷🏾‍♀️
@MT-od1xi
@MT-od1xi 3 года назад
Or when Americans say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”. If you could care less then you do care?
@alexandria3583
@alexandria3583 3 года назад
i was just about to comment this
@syreetacunningham899
@syreetacunningham899 3 года назад
I'm guilty of that
@georgiacollins2025
@georgiacollins2025 3 года назад
This annoys me so much!!
@rafaelloroza9619
@rafaelloroza9619 3 года назад
Im impressed of how I've been saying this right no been a English native!! 🇧🇷
@gojosatoru__
@gojosatoru__ 3 года назад
i couldn’t care less because i don’t care at all.
@AppleFamilyDental
@AppleFamilyDental Год назад
This presentation is so insightful. Thank you.
@maxryder9321
@maxryder9321 Год назад
I saw a TikTok saying this and I agree, literally doesn’t have a “new” meaning, e.g. “Im literally going to kill you” when someone is being annoying is just hyperbole, not a new meaning, just as you could equally say “I’m going to kill you” without changing the meaning of the word kill. Now I see that the first sentence is somewhat breaking the 4th wall by using the word “literally” without precisely meaning it, but it’s still the same phenomenon overall.
@WeDontWantYourWar
@WeDontWantYourWar 2 года назад
First time I was in the US, I was blown away by always being asked if I wanted a SUPER SALAD with my dinner.. It was only 7 years later I was told it was a Soup OR Salad.
@dang2443
@dang2443 2 года назад
"blown away"? By a salad. Mkay....
@persephonebh4592
@persephonebh4592 2 года назад
🤣🤣🤣
@strangeaslife
@strangeaslife 2 года назад
@@dang2443 clearly they aren't a native English speaker so chill. I wonder how many languages you speak, much less perfectly. Pft
@jypsych3556
@jypsych3556 2 года назад
My first language was technically Spanish BUT I’m more fluent in English and let me tell you, that happens to me still😭😭 every time I’m like how does this always happen😭😭
@cassieee42069
@cassieee42069 2 года назад
I've been laughing at this comment for 20 minutes. Thanks for posting it
@zackreed6010
@zackreed6010 3 года назад
"Sinister" originally meant "left-handed" and I just love this ridiculous, fluid language of ours.
@thejagman22
@thejagman22 3 года назад
Because being left-handed was correctly seen as being a sign of evil.
@akizeta
@akizeta 3 года назад
@@thejagman22 "Correctly"?
@CharalamposKoundourakis
@CharalamposKoundourakis 3 года назад
@@akizeta That's correct.
@jordanalmond3458
@jordanalmond3458 3 года назад
FASCINATING!!
@gisellepaz9069
@gisellepaz9069 3 года назад
The word for right handed being "Dexter" as in dexterous.
@call_me_ping
@call_me_ping Год назад
buddy i am literally obsessed with your videos
@loyaltysentry3660
@loyaltysentry3660 Год назад
i agree w the vocal fry one SM!! its criticized when women do it but seen as "soothing" or "assertive" when a man does it
@divinecommerce3912
@divinecommerce3912 2 года назад
As a math nerd, I always bite my tongue when people say they did a "360" when they mean 180... A full circle (360 degrees) gets you back to where you started, whereas 180 degrees is moving in the opposite direction. I don't love correcting people so I don't say anything, but I hope this helps someone LOL
@scottjimenez653
@scottjimenez653 2 года назад
@@iiwi758 I see what you did there...;)
@109eashisingh5
@109eashisingh5 2 года назад
@@iiwi758 🤣🤣🤣
@rikkatheconure2395
@rikkatheconure2395 2 года назад
Thank you for not correcting them. Grammar policing is the second cringest thing you can do when talking to someone XD second only to making things out to be Sexist or racist when they aren’t
@109eashisingh5
@109eashisingh5 2 года назад
@@NeevTHM it's math
@109eashisingh5
@109eashisingh5 2 года назад
@@NeevTHM nope still math 🤣🤣🤣 maybe you are right but i never thought mathematics to be plural i mean its just one subject named mathematics and math is short for mathematics 😂😂 idk math sounds right somehow
@michelg3811
@michelg3811 3 года назад
When people use “loose” instead of “lose” I die a little inside.
@spacep0d
@spacep0d 3 года назад
Same. I absolutely despise this one. To/Too is a close second. This is a quick way to make me stop reading someone.
@parissinclair6513
@parissinclair6513 3 года назад
It happens shockingly often!!
@melissak8892
@melissak8892 3 года назад
Why is this so common??
@uniquechannelnames
@uniquechannelnames 3 года назад
@@melissak8892 because of words like choose/booze which are pronounced like lose, so people assume thats how it's spelled. I definitely recoil when i see a loose in the wild used wrong lol.
@sianais
@sianais 3 года назад
Quite for quiet, principle for principal and then for than are some of my least favourite mix ups.
@INFJ-Alien
@INFJ-Alien Год назад
What a fascinating video. I have recently discovered a love for language after attending a few English classes at university. I have made many eggcorn mistakes myself, and it is fun to look back on those mistakes and laugh. One of the most common word usage mistakes I see on RU-vid comments are the words Your and You are (You're). I think that is fine. The rest of the sentence can provide me with proper context. A friend of mine used to mispronounce the word orchid as orchard-along with other words he would mispronounce. At first it was very confusing, but I learned "his vocabulary" quickly, and it no longer got in the way of us communicating. If I can understand the meaning of what you are trying to express, then mission accomplished. I literally do not care if people make mistakes.
@tlpineapple1
@tlpineapple1 Год назад
Ive found anyone who spends some time studying linguistics begins to adopt this attitude. Language is explicitly a tool to exchange ideas and emotions. As long as i understand what people are trying to say, these little mistakes just dont matter. I used ti get really annoyed by "there, their, and they're" as well as "your and you're", but ive come to realize in getting worked up over something id have to be purposely attempting not to understand.
@AndrewSteelsmith
@AndrewSteelsmith Год назад
The second half of this video was fantastic and had me glued to it. I’m not sure why, but I’m glad I resisted the impulse to bounce.
@essentialrenee
@essentialrenee 3 года назад
i wasn't prepared for eliza's sultry "hi".
@jdavi6241
@jdavi6241 3 года назад
@@koolmaaan the linguistic tonal style of that "hi" would be recognized as sounding sultry by most folks with an understanding of tonality. However, I don't think it was intentional on her part. You don't need to be attracted to someone to recognize and identify cultural associations of "sultriness" in the inflections of someone's voice.
@dressyrbrunte100
@dressyrbrunte100 3 года назад
i reacted to it too omg
@essentialrenee
@essentialrenee 3 года назад
@@koolmaaan i wasn't looking at the video. just listening. her "hi" made me look. good job reaching though...
@essentialrenee
@essentialrenee 3 года назад
@@jdavi6241 thank you
@QuantEdgeHub
@QuantEdgeHub 3 года назад
huuh omg right
@renemccracken6319
@renemccracken6319 3 года назад
If my husband isn’t this understanding, calm, and accepting, I don’t want it
@hkspowers003
@hkspowers003 3 года назад
As a husband I strive to be more like this guy. What a pleasant person to be around, he really seemed so genuine and calm.
@DavidDavid-jb1cy
@DavidDavid-jb1cy 3 года назад
I don't think "he" would want to be called "it."
@9009matorres
@9009matorres 3 года назад
hkspowers003 as a husband, please stfu forever.
@mordecai8707
@mordecai8707 3 года назад
David David relax softie
@mordecai8707
@mordecai8707 3 года назад
Senor Diego you’d be surprised at how easy it is to pickup on characteristics and qualities of people just by observing them. Not saying you should completely believe what you see on the outside as some people can put up a front but generally, it’s easy to understand a person, try people watching sometime 😭 a lot of women are good at it too
@nicholasricardo8443
@nicholasricardo8443 Год назад
On the latin origin of not ending sentences with prepositions, the reason why this is is because in latin there exist endings for nouns used for prepositional phrases (the ablative and accusative) these nouns in those cases must follow the preposition, otherwise it would not make sense. English doesn't have cases so it isn't grammatically necessary. Here's a Latin Example: Quintus stat prope ianuam iratus. Quintus stands near the door, angry. Ianua (door) uses the accusative first declension singular form (-am). The sentence can be rearranged in various ways such as: Quintus iratus prope ianuam stat, Quintus stat iratus prope ianuam, they all mean the same thing, but the preposition must be before the object of the prepositional phrase in Latin
@DJTrek83
@DJTrek83 Год назад
When people say, "mute point", instead of, "moot point". Also, "On accident", instead of "by accident"
@OmegaSoypreme
@OmegaSoypreme Год назад
What I love about Erik is that he's an expert on language and uses that expertise to tell us to not get so hung up on the rules of language.
@danidejaneiro8378
@danidejaneiro8378 Год назад
It’s true. People that most get their knickers in a twist about language use rarely know much about the reality of language use.
@adb4159
@adb4159 Год назад
Right, because part of what he wants his audience to be aware of is that language, like anything else that makes up society and culture, is continually, albeit slowly, changing and adapting in time.
@utsavmaheshwari859
@utsavmaheshwari859 Год назад
No real linguist is a prescriptivist.
@deithlan
@deithlan Год назад
Everyone who actually starts studying language will quickly come to realize that language prescriptivism (saying this and that is wrong and you should use such and such instead), for everyday use at least, is pretty stupid 😁
@margaretmaynard7
@margaretmaynard7 Год назад
@noahstonemusic
@noahstonemusic 3 года назад
Can we all take a second to appreciate what a specimen of a man this guy is.
@TheUndersized
@TheUndersized 3 года назад
kinda disappointed I had to scroll down this much to find a comment like this
@CaffeinatedCoffee15
@CaffeinatedCoffee15 3 года назад
Yes lmao. Those arms and that chest, just choke me already 😂
@kuzivastephaniekainga1835
@kuzivastephaniekainga1835 3 года назад
I concur. I enjoy watching his videos. I learn something new and enjoy the view 😅
@Peace4Leisure91
@Peace4Leisure91 3 года назад
Actually, the word specimen originally has nothing to do with men who were special.
@randomuserwitharandomname6183
@randomuserwitharandomname6183 3 года назад
Just a second? 😍
@The_best_days_are_yesterdays
@The_best_days_are_yesterdays 7 месяцев назад
My biggest language pet peeve is when people say "conversate." It's like the sound of fingernails scratching a chalkboard when I hear it. The correct word is "converse."
@Nushka23
@Nushka23 Год назад
At school in an English class my friend was certain the phrase was: "The feeling's neutral". So strong was my feeling over this matter, and her certainty I was wrong, I asked the teacher who did indeed confirm it is: "The feeling's mutual".
@maggie19104
@maggie19104 3 года назад
Idk who needs to hear this, but “definitely” and “defiantly” are two completely different words.
@dallaswood4117
@dallaswood4117 3 года назад
ha i posted the same thing. i only ever see it typed that way though so people must be spelling definitely wrong and then auto correct kicks in?
@thistvrighthere
@thistvrighthere 3 года назад
autocorrect needs to hear it
@sierramelody3886
@sierramelody3886 3 года назад
The typo is usually definately tho
@jtoatm5923
@jtoatm5923 3 года назад
Dallas Wood that’s defiantly true
@eatsmylifeYT
@eatsmylifeYT 3 года назад
How about "could of" and "could have"?
@moumita_sen
@moumita_sen 3 года назад
"I'm literally dying.." Yes, yes you are, all of us are, literally dying at all times until we're literally dead.
@oliviah.4741
@oliviah.4741 3 года назад
Exactly
@zbdmo4914
@zbdmo4914 3 года назад
Except that 'literally' has been used as an intensifier for, *literally*, centuries. It's ok to use literally when you actually mean figuratively. www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-literally
@NootNoooooot
@NootNoooooot 3 года назад
@@zbdmo4914 except when people who use it don't actually know how to use it because they *literally* don't understand the word they're saying.
@crunchie83
@crunchie83 3 года назад
This is a favorite phrase of reality show contestants.
@jtoatm5923
@jtoatm5923 3 года назад
SilentNeutral they don’t understand that it’s used as an intensifier?
@the.y.method
@the.y.method Год назад
When he got to “literally”, I was really hoping he’d talk about “irregardless” with respect to “regardless” and “irrespective”. I love dropping an “irregardless” into a conversation. Usually right at the end. 😂
@rachelb4398
@rachelb4398 Год назад
I like annoying people with a-whole-'nother
@stavokg
@stavokg Год назад
A pet peeve of mine is when someone says or writes “weary” when the meaning is “wary”.
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